Phylogenetic relationships of butterflies of the tribe Acraeini (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae) and the evolution of host plant use

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 515-531

  Silva Brandão, Karina Lucas ^a   Wahlberg, Niklas ^b   Francini, Ronaldo Bastos ^c   Azeredo Espin, Ana Maria L ^a   Brown Jr , Keith S ^a   Paluch, Márlon ^d   Lees, David C ^e   Freitas, André V L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF SANTOS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^e DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acraea; Actinote; Asteraceae; Biogeography; Host plant shifts; Molecular phylogeny; Pardopsis; Passifloraceae; Urticaceae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT;

ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS;

ACRAEA; ACRAEINI; ACTINOTE; ARGYNNINI; ASTERACEAE; HELICONIINAE; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; PASSIFLORA EDULIS; PASSIFLORACEAE; URTICACEAE; VIOLACEAE;

EID: 39149124421     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.11.024     Document Type: Article

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